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Laser-pulse blasts set antiparticle production record

The latest record for antiparticle density created in the laboratory has not come from an accelerator facility but from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Jupiter laser facility.

First sector is closer to cool down…

Installation of the new helium pressure-release system for the LHC is progressing well.

…while the injection chain sees beam again

On 18 March beam commissioning started in Linac 2, the first link in CERN's accelerator complex.

ALICE prepares for jet measurements

ALICE is designed to study matter produced in high-energy nuclear collisions at the LHC, in particular using lead ions. The goal is to investigate thoroughly the characteristics of hot, dense matter a...

NSCL researchers constrain nuclear symmetry energy at low density

By analysing collisions between several combinations of tin nuclei, researchers at the Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) have refined the understanding of ...

PAMELA finds an anomalous cosmic positron abundance

The collaboration for the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) experiment has published evidence of a cosmic-positron abundance in the 1.5–100 GeV range.

MAGIC becomes twice as good

Now the MAGIC-I telescope is being joined by a sibling, MAGIC-II, which has similar characteristics together with several improvements.

LHC consolidation work proceeds apace

The consolidation campaign for the LHC, which aims to ensure a safe final commissioning and reliable running of the collider is now well under way.

PAMELA pins down cosmic antiproton flux

The satellite experiment Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) has made a new measurement of the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in cosmic rays with energi...